The undefeated KwaZulu-Natal under-18 Academy Week team will play in the final game of the 2014 Academy Week against Western Province. KZN earned this reward via two very good victories against South Western Districts (32-18) and Eastern Province (61-12).…
This is quite interesting. Of the 50 players picked for the SA under-16 High Performance in 2010, 11 were selected three years late to play for the SA under-20 team (Baby Boks) at the Junior World Championships.…
One of the exciting end products of Grant Khomo Week, the national under-16 provincial youth tournament, is the selection of an SA under-16 High Performance squad. Previously this squad would assemble for a rugby course later on in the year after the school rugby season has concluded and receive valuable assistance from specialists. Many top achieving rugby players will again be part of the HP squad in 2014.
Here is a look at where the 2012 under-16 candidates are now in 2014 as under-18 players:…
From SARugby.net
Following on the blog and comments from a few weeks back, which amongst other things mentioned the absence of school rugby in many English medium Pretoria primary schools, here is a breakdown of where this year’s Blue Bulls under-16 provincial players were born and attended primary school, just for interest’s sake.…
At TUT in Pretoria
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Western Province | 61 | 0 | Border |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Griffons | 19 | 6 | Valke |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Golden Lions | 22 | 17 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Blue Bulls “B” | 62 | 3 | Border CD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | Free State | 48 | 12 | Eastern Province |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 13 | Griquas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | Boland | 22 | 19 | Pumas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | Griquas CD | 14 | 12 | Leopards |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 16h00 | Blue Bulls | 40 | 19 | SWD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 16h00 | Namibia | 29 | 19 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 10h30 | Eastern Province | 28 | 26 | Pumas |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 10h30 | Leopards | 46 | 0 | Border CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h45 | KwaZulu-Natal | 45 | 25 | SWD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h45 | Blue Bulls “B” | 19 | 14 | Namibia |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 13h00 | Griffons | 24 | 23 | Boland |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 13h00 | Zimbabwe | 11 | 10 | Griquas CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h15 | Blue Bulls | 23 | 10 | Free State |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h15 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 23 | 14 | Griquas |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h30 | Western Province | 24 | 10 | Golden Lions |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h30 | Valke | 13 | 12 | Border |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Eastern Province | 24 | 10 | Boland |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Namibia | 34 | 22 | Zimbabwe |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Griquas | 41 | 0 | Border CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h15 | KwaZulu-Natal | 34 | 24 | Griffons |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h15 | Blue Bulls “B” | 20 | 15 | Valke |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h15 | Border | 27 | 22 | Leopards |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h30 | Free State | 27 | 22 | Golden Lions |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h30 | SWD | 31 | 14 | Pumas |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 21 | 12 | Griquas CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 11h45 | Western Province | 26 | 11 | Blue Bulls |
In Worcester, Western Cape
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 08h45 | Border | 34 | 10 | Griffons |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 08h45 | Griffons CD | 18 | 17 | Griquas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Golden Lions | 26 | 12 | Red Valke |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 31 | 3 | Pumas CD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 10h00 | Griquas CD | 33 | 0 | Border CD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Eastern Province | 49 | 31 | Pumas |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | EP CD | 37 | 0 | Leopards |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 11h15 | Blue Valke | 31 | 8 | SA LSEN |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | Western Province | 43 | 5 | Free State |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 12h30 | KwaZulu-Natal CD | 22 | 22 | Namibia |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | KwaZulu-Natal | 32 | 18 | SWD |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 13h45 | Boland “B” | 20 | 19 | Golden Lions “B” |
| 1 | 07/07/2014 | 15h30 | Blue Bulls | 31 | 24 | Boland |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 08h30 | SA LSEN | 40 | 0 | Border CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 08h30 | Blue Valke | 16 | 13 | Leopards |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 09h55 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 23 | 19 | Free State |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 09h55 | Golden Lions “B” | 22 | 18 | Pumas CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h20 | Griffons | 20 | 17 | SWD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 11h20 | Boland “B” | 16 | 0 | Griquas CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 12h45 | Boland | 24 | 13 | Pumas |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 12h45 | Griquas | 29 | 12 | KwaZulu-Natal CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h10 | Golden Lions | 27 | 22 | Border |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 14h10 | Namibia | 20 | 12 | Griffons CD |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h35 | Western Province | 17 | 8 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 15h35 | EP CD | 19 | 7 | Red Valke |
| 2 | 08/07/2014 | 17h00 | KwaZulu-Natal | 61 | 12 | Eastern Province |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Border | 41 | 10 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Griquas CD | 41 | 27 | SA LSEN |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Pumas CD | 17 | 5 | KwaZulu-Natal CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 08h00 | Leopards | 76 | 0 | Border CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Blue Bulls | 7 | 7 | Eastern Province |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Boland “B” | 23 | 8 | Red Valke |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Golden Lions “B” | 53 | 15 | Griffons CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 09h25 | Blue Valke | 44 | 23 | Griquas |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | Golden Lions | 31 | 23 | Boland |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | Pumas | 26 | 23 | Griffons |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | SWD | 44 | 26 | EP CD |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 10h50 | Free State | 57 | 34 | Namibia |
| 3 | 10/07/2014 | 12h15 | Western Province | 38 | 7 | KwaZulu-Natal |
From SARugby.net
Western Province undefeated at Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week
Western Province finished the 2014 Coca-Cola Under-13 Craven Week, held at Glenwood High School in Durban, as the top team after claiming a 29-14 victory over Border in a pulsating final match of a week full of entertainment and a display of South African youth rugby talent.The final day was played at Growthpoint Kings Park.
The win over an impressive Border team left the Cape side as the only unbeaten team and unofficial champions.
Grant Khomo, the annual youth week provincial tournament for under-16’s is at TUT in Pretoria this year and starts on Monday 7 July.
The good news is there should be no shortage of talented rugby players on display and some good matches lie ahead.
The bad news is the event is also expected to the biggest gathering of the who’s who of the big shoppers.…
Day 4 at Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban. Day 1,2 & 3 at Glenwood High School, Durban
| DAY | DATE | TIME | TEAM | TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 13h30 | WESTERN PROVINCE |
29 | 14 | Border |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 12h30 | Leopards | 13 | 14 | Eastern Province |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 12h30 | Griffons | 20 | 19 | Border CD |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 11h30 | Blue Bulls | 14 | 7 | Griquas |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 11h30 | Valke | 5 | 12 | Boland |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 10h30 | Golden Lions | 25 | 20 | Pumas |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 10h30 | SWD | 17 | 24 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 09h30 | Namibia | 24 | 24 | Zimbabwe |
| 4 | 04/07/2014 | 09h30 | KwaZulu-Natal | 20 | 22 | Free State |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 15h30 | Border | 24 | 13 | Eastern Province |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 14h30 | Western Province | 31 | 5 | Boland |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 13h30 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 10 | 10 | Valke |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 12h30 | Golden Lions | 12 | 10 | SWD |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 11h30 | Leopards | 34 | 15 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 10h30 | Zimbabwe | 26 | 22 | Griffons |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 09h30 | Pumas | 17 | 5 | Griquas |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 08h30 | Namibia | 10 | 0 | Border CD |
| 3 | 03/07/2014 | 08h30 | Free State | 5 | 0 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 15h30 | Western Province | 10 | 8 | Valke |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 14h30 | Border | 14 | 12 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 13h30 | Boland | 14 | 6 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 12h30 | Eastern Province | 22 | 7 | Golden Lions |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 11h30 | Leopards | 32 | 14 | Griquas |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 10h30 | SWD | 19 | 17 | Blue Bulls |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 09h30 | Pumas | 24 | 12 | Free State |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 08h30 | Griffons | 12 | 5 | Namibia |
| 2 | 01/07/2014 | 08h30 | Zimbabwe | 31 | 27 | Border CD |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 15h30 | Western Province | 56 | 0 | Pumas |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 14h30 | Golden Lions | 15 | 12 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 11h30 | Border | 52 | 10 | Blue Bulls |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 10h30 | Leopards | 37 | 5 | Border CD |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 10h30 | Eastern Province | 17 | 12 | Limpopo Blue Bulls |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 09h30 | Valke | 13 | 0 | Namibia |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 09h30 | Boland | 43 | 12 | Griffons |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 08h30 | Griquas | 36 | 12 | Zimbabwe |
| 1 | 30/06/2014 | 08h30 | SWD | 10 | 8 | Free State |
The private schools rugby festival takes place at Michaelhouse in Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal.…
July marks the start of the annual provincial under-19 (and under-21) season. Free State u19 sent out a strong signal that they are ready for the action by beating the Sharks u19 42-5.…
Western Province proved far too classy for Mpumalanga, beating the Lowvelders 56-0 in the biggest win of the day, while Border delivered a polished performance, easing past the Blue Bulls 52-10. The Leopards proved far too strong for Border Country Districts and won 37-5, whilst Boland carried too many guns for Griffons, winning 43-12.The Griquas were another team to score at will, beating Zimbabwe 36-12, but the other matches proved to be tightly contested affairs.In an early morning upset, SWD held on to beat Free State 10-8, hosts KZN came up short against the Golden Lions, who won 15-12 and Eastern Province kept out Limpopo Blue Bulls to win 17-12. The Valke also battled hard to overcame a plucky Namibian side by 13-0.
Okay okay KZN does not take part in the annual Under-19 Noordvaal Week which starts at Pukke on 30 June 2014 but I thought it would be a fun exercise to pick a KZN team from the fit players that were either overlooked for under-18 Craven Week or Academy Week or who were too old, and potentially could have represented the province with distinction I might add at Noordvaal Week.…
Ryno van Der Merwe has been appointed as Pretoria Boys High Director of Rugby. Although his official start date is 01 July, he has already been active since 16 June 2014. He will be tasked with getting rugby structures in place and coming up with short, medium and long term rugby goals for the school.…
The first of the 2014 provincial youth rugby weeks is about to kickoff. As usual its the under-13 Craven Week starting on Monday, 30 June 2014 that gets the ball rolling. If you don’t remember how the major youth week finals of 2013 panned out, here’s a quick reminder: …
THE ISSUE
This notice has been doing the rounds. It mentions that Linden, Randburg and Riebeeckrand High Schools have decided not to play against Helpmekaar in the Golden Lions finals and the contents of a letter are quoted.
THE RESPONSE…
News circulating in the Noordvaal region is that plans are underway to establish a new inter-schools format for the macro schools of the region. Currently an organising committee of sorts is busy working behind the scenes and are at the formulating stage. They will be inviting schools early in the third term for a proposal on this idea. …
A book by JH Bisschoff about history of old Administrator’s Cup (today called the Beeldtrofee) is available!
The books p
rovides insight on how the Administrators Cup came to live way back in 1920 and each year (from 1920 to 2000) is a separate chapter with scores, team photos, summary of the match, action photos, etc. Interviews with ALL old Springboks who played in Cup finals are included in the back of the book as well as a chapter discussing remarkable incidents and stories … …
The formula driven ranking system…
Hilton prepares to host Michaelhouse in their final game of the season on Saturday 28 June 2014. This is traditionally the best attended KZN inter-schools match of the rugby season.
My feeling is that Michaelhouse will coast to victory in this game but earlier this year I have been cautioned never to underestimate the underdog at this popular derby. …
Sasolburg on 28 June 2014
| Time | Provincial u18 | Provincial u18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09h00 | Leopards | 7 | 34 | Griquas |
| 10h20 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | 20 | 48 | Griffons |
| 11h40 | Golden Lions | 20 | 22 | KwaZulu-Natal |
| 13h00 | Free State Cheetahs | 31 | 21 | Blue Bulls |
| 14h20 | Valke | 36 | 30 | Pumas |
The latest media article on KZN school rugby recruitment appeared in the 22 June edition of the Sunday Tribune. There basically wasn’t anything new to offer on a topic that unfortunately is going to eventually lose it’s buzz the more often it gets reported on in the mainstream media. Probably the most interesting bit of information to take out of the report is that the KZN High School Rugby Association and all their affliliate schools will be formulating policy to guide rugby recruitment. It goes on to describe this as a positive attempt by rugby-playing schools to eliminate unfair practices. …
In the past there have been rewards for provincial players that performed well at the under-18 Academy but in 2013 those opportunities seemed to have dried up completely. However news is that like in 2012, SA Schools trials will once again take place in Kempton Park on the first weekend after schools reopen : 26-27 July 2014. If the SA Schools organisers decide to adopt the same criteria as they did in 2012, it means the door will be open for Academy Week players to be chosen for SA Schools.…
Sorry late notification: please remember to click on the SBR Prediction Pool option on the menu bar at the top of the page and make your picks for Saturday’s matches.…
Boland Landbou and Paarl Gymnasium, two of the Winelands quartet that form the power base of Western Cape school rugby will be in action on Saturday. Their game will be televised live by TVPC Media on channel 319 at 12:30.
Teams:…
Baby Boks play England in the final on Friday 20 June 2014 at 09h35…
With Queen’s a little off the pace in 2014, it’s been left to regional powerhouses Selborne and Dale to battle it out for the Border title in 2014. Selborne will be the favourites but Dale can’t be underestimated. The boys from King put up a huge challenge against a good Grey High 1st XV in Port Elizabeth a fortnight ago.…
Westville and Martzburg College meet on Saturday in what is building up to be a cracker of a game. There isn’t much separating the two schools on the BHP Top 50 national rankings and this closeness between the two is expected to translate into a tightly contested game. …
| DAY | DATE | SCHOOL | SCHOOL | EVENT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Glenwood | 86 | 13 | Kearsney | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Westville | 11 | 11 | Maritzburg College | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Michaelhouse | 29 | 17 | St Charles | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Port Natal | 5 | 41 | Hilton | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | George Campbell | 7 | 15 | Hilton 2nd XV | |
| Fri | 20-06-2014 | Voortrekker (Pmb) | 17 | 18 | Clifton | 19h15 |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Kingswood | Brandwag (Uitenhage) | cancelled | ||
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Selborne | 28 | 7 | Dale | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Grey HS | 50 | 7 | Ithembelihle | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | St Andrew’s | 69 | 10 | Muir | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | St Benedict’s | 27 | 12 | St Alban’s | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | St David’s | 23 | 19 | St John’s | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Graeme | 27 | 13 | Port Alfred | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Pretoria BH | 49 | 7 | St Stithians | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Bellville | 17 | 66 | Tygerberg | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Paarl Gim | 25 | 23 | Boland Landbou | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | HJS Paarl BH | 26 | 10 | Drostdy | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Rondebosch | 14 | 52 | Bishops | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Wynberg | 10 | 0 | SACS | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Menlopark | 27 | 13 | Eldoraigne | |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Helpmekaar | 52 | 15 | Randburg | Beeld: Large Schools |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Linden | 23 | 13 | Bastion | Beeld: Large Schools |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | EG Jansen | 61 | 0 | Vereeniging Gim | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Kempton Park | 42 | 0 | Jeugland | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Transvalia | 43 | 20 | Driehoek | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Hugenote (Valke) | 22 | 20 | Volkskool | Beeld: Valke semi |
| Sat | 21-06-2014 | Ermelo | 29 | 38 | Standerton |
The semi-finalists in the Golden Lions’ league for large schools have been determined after the weekends’ matches. The teams who finished in the top 3 positions on the log will go through with Helpmekaar College, who goes through as the top team. This is by agreement with the other schools and the union. This means that the teams who finished first and second will play against each other and Helpmekaar will play against the team who finished in third position on the log.…
Formula driven rankings compiled by BoishaaiPa: “I am tweaking my formulas a bit to get a better result on real strength. I am looking to give teams that play quality opposition, but lose with close margins more bonuspoints. This will ensure that teams we know are strong, but have lost a few due to the strong opposition they have played don’t dwell down inbetween 40 and 50″…
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